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  Jankovic beaten by qualifier at Carlsbad

  July 21, 2012 7:08 IST

  Carlsbad, California Jul 21: Qualifier Chan Yung-Jan of Taiwan saved two match points en route to beating third-seeded Jelena Jankovic 6-7 (4), 7-6 (8), 7-5 on Friday and advancing to the semifinals of the Mercury

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  Murray prepares for Olympic return to Wimbledon

  July 20, 2012 20:44 IST

  London, Jul 20: Two days after losing in the Wimbledon final, Andy Murray walked back out on to Centre Court to reflect.It was a chance for him to dwell on falling short again in a

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  Feliciano Lopez replaces Nadal for Olympics

  July 20, 2012 20:40 IST

  London, Jul 20: Feliciano Lopez has replaced the injured Rafael Nadal on Spain's tennis team for the London Olympics.The No. 30-ranked Lopez was called in by Spain on Friday after Nadal was forced to pull

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  Jankovic struggles through to Carlsbad quarters

  July 20, 2012 20:36 IST

  Carlsbad (California), Jul 20: Jelena Jankovic overcame problems with her serve to claim a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over Melinda Czink in the second round of the Mercury Insurance Open on Thursday.The third-seeded Serb had

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  Top-seeded Isner advances to Atlanta quarterfinals

  July 20, 2012 14:41 IST

  Atlanta, Jul 20: Number 1 seed John Isner beat Ruben Bemelmans of Belgium 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the Atlanta Open on Thursday.Two-time defending champion Mardy Fish of the United States, the

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  McHale rallies to beat Doi, advance at Carlsbad

  July 20, 2012 6:54 IST

  California Jul 20: Christina McHale of the United States held off Japan's Misaki Doi 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 at the Mercury Insurance Open on Thursday, advancing to a quarterfinal against No. 1 seed Marion Bartoli of

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  Rafael Nadal pulls out of London Olympics

  July 22, 2012 15:32 IST

  Madrid, Jul 19: Defending Olympic champion Rafael Nadal pulled out of the London Games with an undisclosed fitness problem Thursday, ending his chances of winning a second straight gold medal. "I am not in condition

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  Roddick advances to Atlanta quarterfinals

  July 19, 2012 18:28 IST

  Atlanta, Jul19 :Andy Roddick won a first-set tiebreaker then completed a straight-sets win over Nicolas Mahut at the Atlanta Open on Wednesday.“He missed a pretty easy ball in the tiebreaker to make it 3-all,” Roddick

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  Lepchenko posts straight-set win over Scheepers

  July 19, 2012 8:45 IST

  Carlsbad, California, Jul 19: Varvara Lepchenko posted a 6-4, 6-2 win over No. 8 seed Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa in the second round of the Mercury Insurance Open on Wednesday.Ukraine-born Lepchenko, now a naturalized

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  Blake beats Harrison at rain-hit Atlanta

  July 18, 2012 12:03 IST

  Atlanta, Jul 18: Veteran James Blake overcame a slow start and a 2-1/2 hour rain delay to beat fellow American and No. 6 seed Ryan Harrison 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 at the Atlanta Open on Tuesday.Blake

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  Lopez advances, Benneteau loses at Swiss Open

  July 18, 2012 6:57 IST

  Switzerland, Jul 18: Fifth-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain edged 102nd-ranked Adrian Ungur of Romania 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7) Tuesday in the first round of the Swiss Open.Lopez broke serve just once, but hit nine of

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  Radwanska upsets No. 6 seed Hantuchova at Carlsbad

  July 17, 2012 22:33 IST

  Carlsbad (California), Jul 17: Sixth-seeded Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia lost 6-4, 7-5 Poland's Ursula Radwanska in the first round of the Mercury Insurance Open on Monday.Hantuchova made an unforced error when she sent a forehand

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  Sania should support Paes from left-side court, says Misra

  July 16, 2012 20:20 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 16: Leander Paes should stick to the deuce court and Sania Mirza should support him from the left side with her "solid ground strokes" when they compete in the mixed doubles event

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  Federer passes Sampras for record time at No. 1

  July 16, 2012 17:45 IST

  London, Jul 16: Roger Federer has surpassed Pete Sampras to set the record for the most weeks at No. 1 in the ATP rankings.After winning Wimbledon a week ago, Federer returned to the top for

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  Serena wins at Stanford in final Olympic tuneup

  July 16, 2012 17:32 IST

  Stanford (California), Jul 16: Serena Williams overcame a shaky start and two service breaks to beat lucky loser Coco Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday for her second straight Bank of the West Classic title.Eight days

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  Cilic beats Granollers to win Croatia Open

  July 16, 2012 14:41 IST

  Umag, Croatia, July 16 :Marin Cilic became the first home player to win the Croatia Open in 22 years Sunday by beating Marcel Granollers of Spain 6-4, 6-2 in the final.Cilic trailed 4-2 in the

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  Serena, Vandeweghe advance to Bank of West final

  July 15, 2012 11:19 IST

  California, Jul 15: Serena Williams overpowered Romania's Sorana Cirstea 6-1, 6-2 in the Bank of the West Classic on Saturday to set up the first all-American WTA final on home soil in eight years.Exactly a

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  Top seed Isner reaches Newport final

  July 15, 2012 9:15 IST

  Rhode Island, Jul 15: Top seed and defending champ John Isner advanced to the final at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships by beating fellow American Ryan Harrison 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Saturday.Isner will face

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  Ferrer, Almagro to meet in Swedish Open final

  July 14, 2012 20:29 IST

  Stockholm, Jul 14: Former champions David Ferrer of Spain and his countryman Nicolas Almagro on Saturday advanced to the Swedish Open final.The Spaniards defeated their opponents in straight sets, as the top-seeded Ferrer claimed a

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  Top-seeded Ferrer advances to Swedish Open final

  July 14, 2012 18:45 IST

  Stockholm, Jul 14: Top-seeded David Ferrer has advanced to the finals of the Swedish Open after ousting Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets.The No. 5-ranked Ferrer, who reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and the semifinals at

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  Verdasco, Cilic through to Umag semis

  July 14, 2012 13:39 IST

  Croatia, Jul 14: Fernando Verdasco of Spain and Marin Cilic of Croatia cruised into the semifinals of the Croatia Open on Friday.Top-seeded Verdasco defeated Russian wild card Andrey Kuznetsov 6-2, 6-2, while second-seeded Cilic defeated

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  Ferrer, Dimitrov reach Swedish Open semifinals

  July 14, 2012 14:21 IST

  Sweden Jul 14: Top-seeded David Ferrer of Spain ousted his countryman Tommy Robredo 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Swedish Open.Ferrer, the 2007 winner and runner-up last year, will meet sixth-seeded

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  Paes at the center of a storm ahead of Olympics

  July 13, 2012 14:03 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 13: Indian tennis has turned into a soap opera in the lead up to the London Olympics, with insults and accusations of treachery flying and some players openly seething at their doubles

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  Soap opera continues in Indian tennis ahead of Olympics

  July 13, 2012 12:48 IST

  New Delhi, July 13 :  Indian tennis has turned into a soap opera in the lead up to the London Olympics, with insults and accusations of treachery flying and some players openly seething at their

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  Number 2 seed Bartoli advances at Bank of the West

  July 13, 2012 11:28 IST

  California Jul 13: Second-seeded Marion Bartoli of France defeated American Mallory Burdette 7-5, 6-0 in the second round of the Bank of the West Classic on Thursday.Burdette led 5-2 and was serving for set point

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  Seeded players Tomic, Haas lose in Mercedes Cup

  July 13, 2012 10:28 IST

  Germany, Jul 13: Qualifier Pavol Cervenak of Slovakia upset eighth-seeded Tommy Haas of Germany 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Mercedes Cup quarterfinals on Thursday.Third-seeded Bernard Tomic of Australia was also eliminated in the second round,

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  Top-seeded Fernando Verdasco advances in Umag

  July 13, 2012 10:19 IST

  Croatia Jul 13: Former champion Fernando Verdasco of Spain defeated Ernests Gulbis of Latvia 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 to reach the Croatia Open quarterfinals on Thursday.Verdasco, the top seed and 2008 champ, converted five of 18

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  British teenager Robson reaches Palermo quarters

  July 13, 2012 9:43 IST

  Sicily Jul 13: British teenager Laura Robson upset second-seeded Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-3, 7-5 to reach the Italiacom Open quarterfinals for the best result of her career on Thursday.Robson won the Junior Wimbledon title